Formed Families Forward provides training and direct support to families in northern Virginia formed through foster care, kinship care and adoption. As adoptive, foster and kinship parents and caregivers ourselves, we know first-hand the challenges families experience in their efforts to access appropriate education, mental health, disability, and transition services and other supports.

Our services are largely free of charge to families; your contribution helps us continue our work with formed families. We are a 501(c) (3) nonprofit; donations are tax-deductible. Our EIN is 27-4828866.

Services to parents, caregivers and family-serving professionals include training and events, peer supports, resource navigation and parenting and youth classes. We offer critical tools to empower families to advocate for better special education, behavioral health and other services for the children in their care. Peer support groups are available to youth, young adults, and to parents and caregivers. We provide one-on-one consultations to families to help problem solve and map out action steps.

Formed Families Forward has a GOLD level of transparency with GuideStar.

A financial statement is available upon written request from Virginia’s Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs.